Records; confidential information.

A. Records of avoidable alarms shall be deemed to be confidential.B. All information on applications pertaining to avoidable alarms shall not be deemed confidential insofar as it is necessary to conduct any litigation under this chapter or to be provided to appropriate officials for fire protection or police protection purposes.C. The Police Chief, or his designee, in the case of burglar alarm systems, shall retain all records regarding avoidable alarm reports, investigations and all other data necessary for compliance with this chapter. These records shall be retained pursuant to New York State guidelines on record retention.